Panda 20 Full Update 2012-09-27 - mixes with EMD changesGoogle has confirmed a full update to their Panda algorithm (not just a data refresh) that was launched at the day before their Exact Match Domain adjustment. Throw in an Image Search update two days later, and analysis of any traffic changes last weekend can get pretty demanding!

Senate Committee Warns Google, Microsoft And Yahoo: Dodgy Movers"U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, late on Tuesday sent letters to Google, Microsoft and Yahoo alerting them to how their search engines are being gamed through search engine optimization tactics as part of a wider scam involving moving services..."

Oracle Offers Free Java Web FrameworkThe main difference between ADF Essentials and the full product is that developers can download ADF Essentials, and even deploy it on production servers, without paying any license fees.

W3C Publishes Plan For HTML 5.0 In 2014 and 5.1 in 2016Recognizing the pressures to ship a REC sooner -- possibly with less functionality -- than later, we are proposing a plan for taking a stable HTML5.0 specification to W3C Recommendation by the end of 2014, as well as a plan for taking an HTML 5.1 specification to W3C Recommendation by the end of 2016.

Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo: We Want A 'True Platform' And Consistent Experience"The future of Twitter is that we'll have a true platform...not just an API that allows developers to create an alternate Twitter experience, but an API that allows third parties to build on top of Twitter in a way that creates accretive value for the user, much how Amazon allowed third-party merchants to build into Amazon."

FTC: Google Probe Will Be Done by Year End"The Federal Trade Commission is moving expeditiously to decide if Google used its search clout to harm competitors and expects to complete its investigation by the end of the year, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said on Wednesday."